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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$114,927,197

Department of Transportation·Federal Highway Administration

to MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

transportationexpiring · 18d· period of performance ends in 18 days
WORK BEGAN·LATEST ACTION2026-04-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_280083029Z240_069
Award description

US 49 FROM FLORENCE TO SCALE AREA IN RICHLAND - RECONSTRUCTION WIDEN TO 6 LANES - ROW AND CONSTRUCTION - RANKIN COUNTY.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds reconstruction and widening of US 49 from Florence to Scale area in Richland County, Mississippi to six lanes, including right-of-way and construction.

Sub-sectors
highway-reconstructionfhwa-formula-grantstate-dot-entitlement
Why this matters

Part of ongoing FHWA formula grants that maintain and improve the National Highway System; critical for regional mobility and economic connectivity in Mississippi.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for construction materials (asphalt, concrete, steel), heavy equipment rental, and local construction labor in the Rankin County region.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-26. Cost: $0.002857.

Period of performance
Start
End
2026-07-31
Status
expiring · 18din 18 days
Sources

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